Sport 11-03-2005 who: Chelsea what: Beat Barcelona 4-2 in Champions` League where: Stamford Bridge, LONDON when: Tuesday night snippet: The Blues qualified for the last eight 5-4 on aggregate after a match The Scotsman`s Stuart Bathgate suggests could have been the best club game ever. "Some World Cup and European Championship matches may have been of similar magnitude," he says, "but it is hard to recall a more breathtaking, multi-faceted club contest." Elsewhere, Liverpool proved themselves "a re-emerging force among Europe`s elite," according to The Guardian`s Dominic Fifield, by beating Bayer Leverkusen 1-3 (2-3 on aggregate) on Wednesday night. But Arsenal were knocked out by Bayern Munich (they lost 1-0 at Highbury on Wednesday evening, going down 3-2 on aggregate) and Manchester United were dispatched by AC Milan when Hernan Crespo found the net in the 61st minute to win 1-0 on Tuesday night and 2-0 on aggregate. [... more]

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